Fantasy Upper Elementary

Updated May 23, 2025
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Impossible creatures
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
''There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.'' - Michael Morpurgo ''Rundell''s first foray into fantasy is both a deft, rich homage to the greats of children''s literature and an...
Beasts and beauty : dangerous tales
Chainani, Soman
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators Featured in "Classroom Conversations," a group educators' guide Featured title at national school & library conferences and preview events Featured title at...
The Last Dragon on Mars: 'A brilliant first instalment of a series for 9+' The Guardian
Reintgen, Scott.
Paper Book
HE WASN'T MEANT TO BE THE HERO. BUT HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE DRAGON. 'A fantastic new take on dragons - readers are in for a thrilling ride!' A.F Steadman, author of the Skandar series  For Lunar and his crew of fellow orphans, every day on Mars is a fight for survival. They...
Anzu and the realm of darkness
Nguyen, Mai K.
Paper Book
5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trapped in the spirit world. Anzu has just moved to a new town during Obon, a time for families to remember and celebrate their ancestors. Ever since her obaachan died,...
Lei and the fire goddess
Maunakea, Malia
Paper Book
"Lei and the Fire Goddess blends preteen angst and beloved Hawaiian moʻolelo in a way that hasn't been done before." -Auliʻi Cravalho, actress and voice of Disney's Princess Moana Curses aren't real. At least, that's what twelve-year-old, part...
Witchlings
Ortega, Claribel A.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Perfect for fans of Wicked and KPop Demon Hunters. This is a page-turning adventure about fitting in, standing out, and the magical power of friendship. Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the...
Tilly and the bookwanderers
James, Anna
Paper Book
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author. Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family...
The serpent's secret
DasGupta, Sayantani
Ebook
R.L. 5.2
The Rema chronicles. Book1, Realm of the blue mist
Kibuishi, Amy Kim
Paper Book
Enter the rich and fantastical world of Rema in the first installment of this middle-grade graphic novel series with sweeping adventure and light romance!Tabby Simon is determined to learn what happened to her father, who was found dead after researching a tree that leaks a mysterious mist in...
Wingbearer
Liu, Marjorie M
Paper Book
Big Mouth mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators  Featured title in Edelweiss Librarian Collection promoted at virtual conferences and preview events   Featured title on HarperStacks, the...
The Beatryce prophecy
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world. We shall all, in the end, be led to...
R.L. 4.4
Sisters of the Neversea
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Paper Book
Five starred reviews! In this beautifully reimagined story by NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), Native American Lily and English Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and courage to a fairy-tale...
R.L. 5.5
A wolf for a spell
Sutton, Karah
Paper Book
The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar. Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans--especially witches--but when her family is...
The dragonet prophecy
Sutherland, Tui
Paper Book
The beginning of a thrilling new dragon saga-- now in paperback!Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia...
R.L. 5.0
Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
Rowling, J. K
Paper Book
Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the first story in the greatest children's book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter's world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. The magic starts here! ...

R.L. 5.5

Dragons in a bag
Elliott, Zetta
Paper Book
The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author! When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering...
R.L. 4.7
Sky Raiders
Mull, Brandon
Paper Book
A boy stumbles upon a portal that transports him to a magical realm between reality and imagination in this first "fanciful, action-packed adventure" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in the Five Kingdoms series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and...
R.L 4.4
Keeper of the lost cities
Messenger, Shannon
Paper Book
A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal-winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world before the...
R.L. 4.5
Wild born
Mull, Brandon
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Mull comes Spirit Animals, an epic book series that leaps from the page into a riveting online game. Your book is the key to claim your spirit animal!In the world of Erdas, four children are about to discover if they have a spirit animal bond, a rare...
R.L. 4.9
The capture
Lasky, Kathryn.
Paper Book
After Soren, a young owlet, is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he's plucked from the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school, the St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he suspects there is more to the school than meets the eye. He and...
R.L. 4.8
Upside-down magic
Mlynowski, Sarah
Ebook
Meet the Upside-Down Magic kids in the first topsy-turvy adventure of this New York Times bestselling series, now a Disney Channel Original Movie!It's never easy when your magic goes wonky.For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them...
R.L. 3.7
Where the mountain meets the moon
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book! A New York Times bestseller! An Al Roker's TODAY Show Book Club Pick! A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time​!
R.L. 5.5
The gift of Dark Hollow
Larwood, Kieran
Paper Book
The legend of Podkin One-Ear continues in this second Five Realms' adventure from the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award. 'A spellbinding story full of friendship, excitement and magic.' Guardian The bard tiptoes out...
Greenwitch
Cooper, Susan
Paper Book
Simon, Jane and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. They are not at first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton -- nor of the sinister...
R.L. 5.3

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